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Really Fat Babies: Independent verification! ... almost

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The whole idea behind it - a guy too cheap to buy a gas mower finding his eureka with a push reel mower - tickles me. (I was inspired and now am the proud owner of a Scotts. Push reel mower, although sometimes I run out of inspiration to mow by July and Pete claims it doesn't really cut the lawn anyway.). Now I'm perusing the wonderful website this morning and what do I find in the worm bin entry? Independent verification that vermicomposters. In a non-trademarked, completely spontaneous use of the word].

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Really Fat Babies: More to read

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The Chicago Tribune had a small piece. About vermicomposting in their Sunday SMART section. Pause a moment to hate on the new layout and structure of the Chicago Tribune. Where, oh where, did the newspaper go? I don't generally like the section, but it was a cute article about a woman who hosts worm parties. Sometimes it's a wine and worm party. Attend at your own risk. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I'm tracking my garden:. Green waste = material that provides nitrogen, such as grass clippings, shr...

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Really Fat Babies: Moist

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I guess if I had given it much thought, I'd've re. Alized how moist a vermicomposter can get. Organic waste is full of water - vegetables and fruits contain a TON of water. But somehow I didn't think I'd put that. Much moisture into the bin. This is the base of the Can-O, and if you look closely, you can see a lot of moisture beading along the edges. And this is a view of the base from a little further back. Yup. Those are dead worms. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I'm tracking my garden:. Vermicast...

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Really Fat Babies: And so it begins

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And so it begins. I had a bin. I had my worms. I had organic waste overflowing a fabulously aerated bin under my kitchen sink. I had a family used to collecting organic waste for outdoor composting. I had moistened bedding in the first working layer. Time to put it all together. This picture shows the bottom working tray with the wet newspaper on top. For my husband and kids - here's a list of what DOESN'T go in the bin: things that don't decompose (like rubber bands, staples, sponges or aluminum foil).

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Really Fat Babies: Green or Gross

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On HuffPost, showing two worm bins side by side and giving a little critique of the differences. I gleaned some good advice - looks like I'm putting too much food in. You shouldn't put food in the next highest level until it's all eaten in the current working level, but I've got food to spare and it's in the higher levels. What this means is that the food will sit around longer and get a little grosser before the worms are ready to come up and eat it. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Green waste = mat...

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Really Fat Babies: Ray of Hope

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There is one good thing I saw when I opened the bin - the first working tray looked luscious. Aside from copious amounts of peanut shells - virtually untouched - everything else looked like damp soil. Damp, dark soil. Darker than the coir had been; definitely darker than the bedding in which the wigglers arrived. There was no more newspaper, no cardboard packaging, no recognizable half-decomposed bits o' organic. It's lovely. Go ahead. Click on the picture - view it up close. I'm tracking my garden:.

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Really Fat Babies: I am what I am

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I am what I am. Got a question about the title of the blog, Really Fat Babies. When we renovated our house in 2007, I took a ton of pictures and posted them at smugmug. So the family could see what we were up to. One week, a lot happened but I couldn't see it behind big hanging plastic, so I substituted a picture of the babies instead (of course, they weren't babies by that point, but I love the series of baby pictures of the two of them). The baby on the right is my daughter Katie. This is Katie now.

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Really Fat Babies: A week later (if you ignore my posting dates)

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A week later (if you ignore my posting dates). A week later, Abby and I opened up the bin. I already noticed a few rookie mistakes - putting all the trays on top, even though the top two were empty. I guess I'm supposed to stack them to the side until I need them. Mold There's mold everywhere in the working tray. Wow. Have I mentioned I'm quite allergic to mold? This stuff didn't bother me much, but I'll admit, Abby and I kept our distance. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I'm tracking my garden:.